THE CHALLENGE:
85% OF ALL BUILDINGS WHICH HAVE TO COMPLY WITH EU-DEMANDS FOR REDUCED ENERGY USE BY 2020, IS ALREADY BUILT! TO ADDRESS THIS, WE NEED NEW, BOLD IDEAS, BOTH IN TERMS OF DESIGN AND TECHNICAL SOLUTIONS!
ecoSKAL® IS OUR ANSWER!
THE PROPOSAL IS AN APPLICATION OF OUR "HOUSE IN HOUSE" CONCEPT AND IS DESIGNED FOR A SUSTAINABLE UPGRADE OF EXISTING BUILDINGS FROM THE 1960´- 70´s..
THE MAIN IDEA IS TO FIND A METHOD FOR IMPROVING SUSTAINABILITY BY UPGRADING THE BUILDING´S FUNCTIONALITY, TECHNICAL SYSTEMS AND ARCHITECTURAL ATTRACTIVENESS AT THE SAME TIME!
THE ecoSKAL® METHOD MEANS THAT WE PROVIDE THE EXISTING BUILDING WITH AN EXTRA "SHELL" WHICH GENERATES AN
"IN BETWEEN SPACE" THAT GIVES THE BUILDING SPECIAL QUALITIES AT DIFFERENT LEVELS:
-A MORE COMPLEX SPATIAL EXPERIENCE, IN OTHER WORDS: BETTER HOUSING AND MORE SATISFIED TENANTS!
-A MORE FLEXIBLE AND DYNAMIC LAYOUT WHICH, BY THE GREEN ROOMS, CREATE NEW SURFACES FOR RENTAL - IN SOME CASES, WITH AN INCREASE OF UP TO 100%! (NEW FLOORS CAN ALSO BE INCLUDED)
-OPPORTUNITY FOR A SIMPLE, COMMON SENSE-BASED ENERGY ECONOMY: THE GENERATED GREENHOUSE EFFECT ALONG WITH INTEGRATED SOLAR PANELS, HEAT-RECOVERING ETC CAN REDUCE BOTH ENERGY DEMAND AND CO2 EMISSIONS TO NEAR ZERO.
